On the water front
A one-week delay in the monsoon’s arrival has laid bare the precariousness of India’s water situation. The images of thousands of Chennai residents running after water tankers were telecast by BBC and
Central Water Commission (CWC)
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No Polavaram dam sans states nod: Centre
BHUBANESWAR: The Centre is reported to have taken a stand that the Andhra Pradesh Government cannot go ahead with the Polavaram dam without consent from Orissa and Chhattisgarh governments. Centre had recently granted environment and forest clearances to the Polavaram project despite strong protest from the State Government. The clearances had, however, come with conditions.
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Brahmaputra flowing above danger level
In what could mark onset of the flood season in Assam, the Brahmaputra river is flowing above danger level at Dibrugarh and likely to rise further during the day. This was officially stated by the Flood Forecast Monitoring Directorate, functioning under the Flood Management Organisation of Central Water Commission, Ministry of Water Resources, that monitors water levels of various Indian rivers
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Bengal flood leaves two lakh homeless
Torrential rain over the last few days due to an intense depression over the Bay of Bengal has rendered almost 2 lakh people homeless in East Midnapore in West Bengal. Sabong and Daspur regions in West Midnapore have also been critically affected. State irrigation minister Manas Bhunia and Union minister of state for rural development Sisir Adhikary have rushed to the flood affected areas.
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DVC to release excess rain water
Compelled by the incessant downpour in the Jharkhand catchment areas, the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) would discharge water at the rate of 50,000 cusec from its Maithon reservoir by early tomorrow.
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Centre keeps river project afloat
Jamshedpur, May 29: The state water resources department today decided to resume work on a 113km stretch of Subernarekha Multipurpose Project (SMP)
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MP power project finally gets Jairam green signal
The Environment Ministry on Friday lifted its stop-work order at Maheshwar hydel power project in Madhya Pradesh and allowed the construction of five remaining gates of the dam amidst concerns that existing structure could be severely damaged during the monsoon if not completed. But it said the gates cannot be lowered to make the project operational till work related to relief and rehabilitatio
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Decision on Maheshwar Hydroelectric Project, Madhya Pradesh
<p>Ministry of Environment and Forests has ordered the lifting of the stop work order on the construction of the last five spillway gates of the controversial Maheshwar Hydel Project being constructed on river Narmada in Madhya Pradesh by the S. Kumars Group of Companies.</p>
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SC refuses to stay Polavaram dam construction, orders scrutiny
The Supreme Court today turned down Orissa
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Apex court refuses to stay Polavaram dam construction, orders scrutiny
The Supreme Court today turned down Orissa
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HC pulls up state over dam delay
Jharkhand High Court today pulled up the government for the inordinate delay in construction of the Kanhar Dam in Garhwa. While hearing a PIL on the dam, the division bench of Chief Justice Bhagwati Prasad and Justice D.N.